Central rock rat

Zyzomys pedunculatus

Blamed on foxes

IUCN status: Critically Endangered

EPBC Predator Threat Rating: Not assessed

IUCN claim: “Other threats may include predation by dogs or foxes”

Studies in support

No studies

Studies not in support

No studies

Is the threat claim evidence-based?

No studies were found linking foxes to central rock rats.

Evidence linking Zyzomys pedunculatus to foxes. Systematic review of evidence for an association between Zyzomys pedunculatus and foxes. Positive studies are in support of the hypothesis that foxes contribute to the decline of Zyzomys pedunculatus, negative studies are not in support. Predation studies include studies documenting hunting or scavenging; baiting studies are associations between poison baiting and threatened mammal abundance where information on predator abundance is not provided; population studies are associations between threatened mammal and predator abundance. See methods section in [current submission] for details on evidence categories.
Evidence linking Zyzomys pedunculatus to foxes. Systematic review of evidence for an association between Zyzomys pedunculatus and foxes. Positive studies are in support of the hypothesis that foxes contribute to the decline of Zyzomys pedunculatus, negative studies are not in support. Predation studies include studies documenting hunting or scavenging; baiting studies are associations between poison baiting and threatened mammal abundance where information on predator abundance is not provided; population studies are associations between threatened mammal and predator abundance. See methods section in [current submission] for details on evidence categories.

References

Current submission (2023) Scant evidence that introduced predators cause extinctions.

IUCN Red List. https://www.iucnredlist.org/ Accessed June 2023